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JAGK FOR HOLDING BOOTS 0R SHOES.

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JACK PQR HOLDING BOOTS 0R SHOES.

No. 346,772. PatentedAug. 3, 1886.

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JACK FOR HOLDING BOOTS 0R SHOES.

Patented Auga, 1886.

WITNESSES I N R ivrrnn STATES MARTIN PISANO, OF FORT \VAYNE, INDIANA,ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO SAMUEL R. ALDEN, OF- SAME PLACE.

JACK FOR HOLDING BOOTS OR SHOES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 346,772, dated August3, 1886.

Application filed April 7, 1886. Serial No. 198.056. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, llIARTIN Prsano, residing at Fort Wayne, in thecounty of Alien and State of Indiana, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Mechanism for Holding Boots and Shoes and theirParts in the Process of Repair and Manufacture, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates to devices for holding parts of a boot or shoe forsewing, and the lasted boot or shoe or parts thereof for sewing,pegging, and otherwise manipulating in the process of repair ormanufacture; and the chief object of my invention, generally stated,

is to present pieces of leather and other material and boots and shoesor their parts, when lasted, to the workman in such manner as to enablehim, with the greatest ease, comfort, convenience, and rapidity, to sew,peg, and

otherwise manipulate the same. I attainsuch object by the devicesillustrated in the accompanying drawings and hereinafter described.

I use the term last-block herein as mean- 2 5 ing any device having heeland toe rests rigidly united in use, whether of one or more pieces, forholding a last with boot, shoe, or parts thereof thereon in process ofrepair or manufacture.

Figure 1 is a vertical section ofthe double standard A A, movablelast-block X, and surface-plate U of standards A and A, of wood, showingalso a last in position for pegging, the fastening-band F, and a ratchetdevice 3 5 for tightening the same, to hold the last-block X or clamp Sin a given position. Fig. 2is a vertical section of a wooden last-block,X, indicating also the depressions for toe-rest w and heel-rests g and1, and showing opening 0 0 and hollow cylindrical projection N. Fig. 8

is the same as Fig. 2, except that the lastblock is of a thickness andshape more suitable for metal, and better illustrates the necessarycharacter of the depression for toe-rest 10. Fig. 3 is similar to Fig.2, and shows packing of w and y and a last in position for sewing thewelt at the toe of a boot or shoe. Fig. 4 is a side View of thelast-block X, showing a covering for the heel and toe rests 5c and alast in position for sewing on the sole of a boot or shoe at the toe.Fig. 5 is a top view of the plate U, showing the opening E through thesame. Fig. 6 is a vertical crosssection of the clamp. S, (\voodenjaws.)Fig.

'7, line a b, is the outline of the upper edge of the jaws of clamp S.Fig. 9 is a vertical section of the upper portion ofA with clamp inposition for use thereon, formed by a plane at right angles to thelonger branch of the opening E.

Similar letters refer to similar parts in all views.

A and A are duplicate standards, having a plate, U, attached to theupper end of each, and so fastened together, by hinge at the back, tenonand mortise, or other convenient device, that A may be turned down orreadily taken off and removed from A, and of such length that A may beused alone by a sitting, and A and A together by a standing, workman.

Fig. 1 represents simple wooden box standards, rectangular in form,(transverse break in each but the material shape and size may be such asdesired, provided only it carry the surface-plate U and have sufficientstability and rigidity to bear the hammering and lateral thrust to whichsubjected when in use, have the necessary height, and allow for thefastening-band F, and a lever and ratchet or other convenient device fortightening and holding U is a plate, preferably of iron, though any hardsolid material may be used, having'a plane upper surface of anyconvenient size and area, provided it be such as to support the movablelastblock X or clamp S in any position they may take thereon,while theopening through the base of each is over any'part of the opening Ethrough U.

E is an opening through the plate U wide enough to give the band F freeplay, and of such shape and position as to permitmoving the last-block Xwith its projecting hollow cylinder N inserted therein to and from thework man for a few inches and to the right of such line of motion for ashorter-distance as near the workman as possible. An opening having twobranches at right angles, as shown in Fig. 5, with its shorter branch asnear that rc side of the surf ace-plate U (next the workman,)

as strength in Uand support for the last-block in all positions willadmit, satisfies the necessities of the case. Five inches for the longerand three inches for the shorter branch is sufficient length.

X is a movable last-block consisting of a base having a perforation, 0,at or near its center, with a short hollow cylinder, N, projectingdownward therefrom, and two posts rising one from either end of thebase, the one for a toe-rest and the other for a heel-rest, whoserelative height is such as to raise the toe of a last placed thereon, asin Fig. 1, a short distance (about an inch) above the heel, and whoseactual height above the base is such as to leave room between them forthe top or leg of a lasted boot or shoe placed thereon, sole upward.

The concavity y of the heel-rest of the lastblock X, made to engage theheel of a lasted boot or shoe, is not claimed as novel.

The depression or concavity y of the heelrest at the inner end of theconcavity y is cut to'engage the upper side of a last-heel, and isenough lower than the concavity y (about one and one-half inch) to raisethe toe of a lasted shoe to the most convenient position for sewing thewelt. (Shown in Fig. 3.)

The concavity w of the toe-rest is so cut as to engage not only the toeof a last, as in lastblocks heretofore used, but also the instep and toein the position shown in Fig. 3 and the under side of the toe, ball, orhollow of the.

last when in a nearly-vertical position, with the heel resting on ornear the medial line lengthwise of the base of the last-block. This endis attained by a continuous concavity, as w in Fig. 8, cut from theouter face of the toerest over the upper end and a short distance downthe inside face thereof. The toe-rest need be no thicker than requisitefor strength, and the concavity w is curved from the top to the innerface thereof.

For the general purposes in the manufacture 10f boots and shoes, alast-block eight inches in length having a toe-rest rising'four andone-half inches above its base is sufficient, especially with a movableextra heel-rest similar to the fixed one and fitted to be attachedfirmly to the base of the last-block between the orifice o and the fixedheelrrest. The lower part of the inside face of the toe-rest must be farenough from the orifice 0 not to interfere with the heel of a lastedboot or shoe in position for sewing on the sole at the toe. Theperforation o is of sufficient diameter for the passage through andfreeplay in the same of the ordinary fastening-band,F, which, with thelever and ratchet device for tightening the same, as illustrated in Fig.1, are not novel.

The last-block may be cast in a single piece of metal, or made in partsof any suitable material, put together in such manner as to have thenecessary strength and rigidity,.the under surface of the base being ofsuch size and shape as to rest stably and revolve or. move back andforth freely on the plate U.

The clamp, Fig. 6, is used in connection with the plate U,fastening-bandF, and device for tightening the same, andconsists of a fixed jaw, L, tothe butt of which is attached the base V, and a movable jaw, L, hingedtogether at the butt. Thefixed jaw L is perforated a short distanceabove its butt (opening I of Fig. 6) for the passage of the band F, asis also the base, and the upper or holding edges of the clamp are cut onthe line of a boot-leg pattern, a b, of Fig. 7.

I do not claim as new the fastening-band F, device for tightening thesame, the standard A nor A without the surface-plate U, movablelast-blocks generally, nor the concavity yof the heel-rest, nor clampsgenerally, nor the modeof attaching thereto the fasteningband F, but

I do claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In alast-block, the concavity w of the toe-rest, in combination with. thebase provided with an orifice fitted to support the heel of a last whilethe forward part is engaged by such concavity, substantially as setforth.

2. In amovable last-block, the hollow cylinder N, substantially as setforth.

3. In a boot or shoe-holding device, a clamp whose jaws at theholding-edge are cut to the line of a bootleg pattern, substantially asset forth.

4. A clamp having a fixed and a movable jaw hinged together at the butt,the base of which is attached solely to the fixed jaw, substantially asshown and described.

5. In a movable last-block,the combination, with the block provided withan orifice in the base, of a short hollow cylinder, substantially as setforth.

6. In a last-block, the combination of toerest having the concavity w,and heel-rest having the concavities y and 1/, substantially as setforth.

7. In a last-block, a heel-rest having the concavity y and the auxiliaryconcavity 11', substantially as set forth.

8. In combination with a standard or table having a longitudinal openingin its upper surface, a movable last-block having a cylinder projectingfromthe under surface of its base,fitted to move back and forth andrevolve in such opening, substantiallyas set forth.

9. In a boot or shoe holding device, a movable last-block having acylindrical projection fromits base, in combination with thesurfaceplate U,orits equivalent, having the L-shaped opening therethrough, substantially as set forth. r

, 10. In a movable last-block, the following features in combination,viz: the opening 0 in its base, the short hollow cylinder N projectingdownward therefrom, the concavityw of the toe-rest, and the auxiliaryconcavity y of the heel-rest, substantially as shown and described.

\Vitnesses: MARTIN PISANO.

WILLIAM H. SHAMBOUGH, J OHN MoOURDY,

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